New-York tribune., 1887-11-22
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 2f.-rhe Interstate -Commmso 10
TODAY began the hearing Of the complaints IN the stand
ard oil cases. These the complaints Of Georg8 kcep
of Marietta Ohio, against number Of railroads. auess
Ing against dssrimiEtc4 favor of the Standard
OIL Company against others violations Of the long and
short haul PROVISIONS and against all unreasonable ane
unjust rates. Fifty sixty persons were In aeenasncS
lawyers and witnesses. AMI the proceedings are likely
tn several days. There are thirteen pctitone
In all, bat only ten the being riAd as thie
time. J. Randolph Tucker, Roger B. Lo0mis and a. u
FoIlctt appeared for the compainsnts The railroads
were represented as follows: g. II. Noble and Edwsr6
Baxter for Louisville and Nashille L. Russell foo
tho Mobile and Ono; Holmes Cummings for tho Now
port News and Mississippi Valley and the New Orcsna
Louisville AMI Texas; H. " Money for tho Msstssfppe
and Tennessee and the Illinois Centra Edward Foistoa
and Charles " Cist for the Cincinnati NewOrlsans snd
Texas PacIac John 8. Blair and Thomas POTTS foe
the St LOUIS Iron Mountain and Southern, and wian
Baxter East Tennessee. Virginia and Georgia
The complaint against the Louisville AMI Nashville
was read In fult and the points wherein differed nom
the others was explained by Judge LOOMS verbally.
The reply Of the Louisville and Nashville also read
general denial made Of unreasonable charges and
VIOLATIONS Of tho long and short haul pro, sion. and the
alleged discrimination was explained upon the theory
that the standard Oil Company furnishes IL owa taak
while the complainant ships In barrels In tho oom
pahys cars thereby creating substaRtal dineren o.
circumstances aud conditions.
The having thus been stated up9r beth sAie4
counsel for complainant began reading dispositions
Tho first that OF Virgil Povsrs. Commissioner Of the
Southern Railway AMI Stean,htp Association. In sub
he testified to the belief that the rate per hundred
pounds should be the whether the oil u carried IL
tanks barrels His further testimony tended to ahow
that tank recorded OF given capacity reality
we're much larger Fifty.one which had bees
weighed showed aggregate capacity OF 1900 ponnds
establised the association has effected saving Of be-
tween 100000 and S1O0O0 by rewcighing freigi cars
this saving being upon all Kinds Of freight.
The deposition Charles A. Sndall. secretary OF the
Southern Railway and Steamship ASSOCIATION, was sim
W. L. Halsey. Of Hunssville Ala, Of the firm Of C. II
& ". 1. Haisey agents Of the STANDARD OIL Company,
and j. N Sanford railroad AGENT ut Huntsville, testBcd
with respect to shpnents Qt oil 10 the former In barea
and 10 the rates charged thereon.
Forward, railroad OF Cleveland. Ohio, rcad
but objected to account Of informaity.
n. Payne. OF Cleveland. Ohio, assistant OF
the Union Tank Line, was sworn aud his examinations
consumed the afternoon session IL was developed thae
he had been subpnnaed to bring certain books and
pay, but acting under advice he ad not brought them.
lie was prepared however To show by statement got
mp by Mr Page Of the Standard Oil Company, VI Ken.
cky, the capacities Of all tile operating south OF
the OHIO. which statement witness s checked on and
Counsel for complainant indisposcd 10 submit to
this, but the matter left In allegiance for tho present.
Witness testified that the Union Tank Line cars were
testify whether the Union Tank Line eorpor.
alton not. whether IL owned aud operated
railreaIs paid mileage on the tank cars ami some aid
not He not prepared to state definitely what hnes
did or did not nor what circumstances influenced the
matter
The Union Tank Line owned about 5000 cars. The
other tank companies OF the country owned "vel
2,20o. including the Green Lne whose ears number
over 1,1OO.